Double-acting hinge.



No. 867,913. PATENTBD 00T. a, 1907. J. J. GOWELL.

Do-UBLB ACTING HINGE.

APPLIOATIDN FILED NOV.28,1906

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QM l f mm j No. 867,913. PATENTED 00T. 8, 1907.

J. J. COWELL. DOUBLE ACTING HINGE.

APPLOATION ILED NOV. 28.1906.

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fz :E 32 a To all 'whomrit may concern:

UNITED STATES JOHN J. COWELL, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

DOUBLE-ACTING HINGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.`

Patented Oct. 8, *1907;

originaiippuoaeon nea mmh 20,1905,seri1N0.'251,162. Divided and thisapplication nea November 28,1006.

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Be it known that 1, JOHN J. CownLL, a citizen of the `United States, anda resident of Newark, in the-county toallow parties to pass through thedoor ineither direction without danger of personal injuryT orinconvenience. With the above objects in view my invention resides 4andconsists in the novel construction, arrangement and combination of partshereinafter described, claimed and illustrated upon the accompanyingdrawings, forming apart of this specification upon which similarcharacters of reference denote like or corresponding parts.'

Figure 1 shows a side elevation of a door and casing broken away with myimproved hinge attachedthereto I as in use. Fig. 2, shows a detailedperspective view of a simple form of pintlc bracket which I employ inconnection with my hinge, upon the upper corner of. a door naled in thecasing'of the lower hinge.

of the door swinging in v part of my invention.

to pivotally support the same inline with the shaft jourtached invertedplan view of thetop or cover of the hipge casing and'is shown -upon anenlarged scale from,

the hinge shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4, is a'planviezw of hinge and casingupon which the cover'shown' in' Fig.' 3, is attached. A. Fig. 5, isatransverse sectional elevation through hinge,taken on line 5-5 of Fig.4. Fig.

6, is a detached front elevation of the shaft journaled in the casingand upon which the door is supported. Fig.

7, is a detached plan view of a T-rod use`d in the hinge.

Referring in detail to the characters of reference marked upon 4thedrawing 10 indicates a casing and ll a door hung therein through themedium of my novel i hinge. The door and casing can obviously be of.thel

" first shoving the pintle "end of the bracket into the recess and thenextending said pintle into bearing 13 of the plate l2 and finallysecuring said bracket to the door by screws in the position indicated inFig'. 1.

Fig. 3, is a de-.

p To'the lower end of the door il'. attach by means of screws a plate1'7 which isl provided with ashouldered socket 18 to receive theshouldered stud 19 of the shaft 20 rotatively mounted within the casingof the hinge. This'stud is thicker on the inner or `door end than the vback end to prevent its being assembled and used in va reversedirection; The casing is preferably formed two parts and consists of alower body portion 22 and a'. cover 23- which may be secured to the bodyby tap screw 41. The casing is secured in a suitable recess of I thefloor by means of screws passing through the holes 42 of both cover andcasing. p 'lhe lower portion contains a socket 24 while the cover isprovided with a bearing 2 5 in line with said socket and in which saidshaft 20 is; operatively mounted. The lower portion 0f the Leasing isfurther provided on eitherside with a ledge 28 to forni a lower slidewayfor the head 29'of the slide rod 30. Saidlower portion of the casing isfurther provided with a bearing 31 for the small end of the guide rod asclearly shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The cover 23 of the casingalso containsa pair of guides 32 in line with the'before mentioned ledges 28 and tolikewise guide the head of the rod in its reciprocatorymovement`within'the casing. vA further guide 33as shown in Figs; 1, 3andv 5 lis formed integral with the cover in line Iwith the bearing 31of the lower portion of the casing to engage and retain the small end ofthe guide rod in position within the casing. The outer end 40 of thecasing is preferably closed to'exclude water and dampY ness from pocket44 and interior vof casing, yet it may be providedk with an opening ifdesired to allow the rod 30 to bear, and operate therein, thus avoidingthe use of the bearings 3l and. 33.

The shaft 20 carries parallel plates ,which are sepa- ,rated or spacedapart as at 3'5,4 and the head 29 of the slide rod 30 lies in the spatie35Y The rollers 36 are journaled forrotatioh in thesaid space betweenthe plates. The said rollers are located one on either side and'at equaldistances from .the axial center of the shaft 20 and are therebyIadapted to swing with the shaft in in a manner to normally retain the.same in thve position shown in Fig. 4. 4 y

Having thus described my invention,= what is claimed iszv 1. Inadouble-acting'hinge, the combination withy a. casing, of'aheaded sliderod mounted therein, a shaft rotatlvely mounted in the casing, a pair ofbearing rolls mounted therein and adapted to `engage-the head of thesliding l'od, and a spring mounted on said rod to normally hoid the samein engagement with said rolls.

.2. In a doubleacting hinge, the combination with a casing, of a shaftjournaled therein and having an extended shouldered lug, a platereceiving said shouldered lug, rolls connected to and moving with theshaft, a rod having a transverse head to engage said rolls, bearings inthe ca s ing to slidably support the rod relative to the shaft androlls,v and a spring mounted on said I od to retainthe rod inengagement' with the rolls.

4. In a double acting hinge, the combination With a casing, of a shaftjournaled therein, and having spaced plates, rolls journaled betweensaid plates, a rod'slidably mounted in said casing andv having a headwhich lies between said platesand in the pathof said rolls, a springmounted on said casing to retain the rod in engagement with said rolls,and means slidably supporting the rod against lateral displacement.

In a double actinghinge, the'combination with a cas# ing comprising abody and a cover portion, of a shaft piovided with spaced platesjonrnaled in both said cover 'and body portion and having a 'projectingend, rolls journaled between said plates, a rod slidably mounted inthecasing and having' a concaved enlarged end and a pocket within the concavity, and a spring mounted on said rod to hold sea@ 11a saidconcaved and p'oeketed surface o'f the rod in yieidable engagement withsaid rolls.

`6; In a double acting hinge of the class described, the combination ofa casing having guideways upon either side a cover for the casing havingguides in line with the guide` Ways of the casing, a shaft journaled inthe casing, and having spaced plates, rolls journaled between saidplates, a

` rod having a head slidably mounted intermediate of said guideways andguides, and a spring mounted on said rod to normally hold the sameagainst the rolls. l

7. In a double acting hinge, the combination of a casing, a shaftprovided with .spaced parallel plates journaled therein and having ashouldered lug, a pair of rolls journaled between said plates, ashouldered plate engaging the shouldered lug, a T-'rod siidabiy mountedwithin'the casing and bearing against the rolls, a springmounted on saidrod to yieldably hold the head of said rod against said rolls, andguides for said rod to retain the same in operative position.

8.l In a double-acting hinge, the combination with a pintle socket-plateconstructed to be let into a door-casing, oi a door having a recess cutin the top edge thereof, and a plntle-bracket secured to the hinge-edgeot said door and having a portion carrying a pintle projecting over saidrecess, said pintle arranged to engage said socket-plate.

Signed at Bridgeport in the county of Fairfield and State ofConnecticntl this 24th day oNovernber, A. D., 1906.

JOHN J. COWELL.

Witnesses C. M. NEWMAN RUTH RAYMOND.

